Shloka 8
स्नानविधिः — गायत्र्यावाहन, सूर्यवन्दन, तर्पण, पञ्चमहायज्ञ, भस्मस्नान, मन्त्रस्नान
Devanagari script
आत्मानं चान्तरात्मानं परमात्मानमेव च अभिवन्द्य पुनः सूर्यं ब्रह्माणं च विभावसुम्
Transliteration
ātmānaṃ cāntarātmānaṃ paramātmānameva ca abhivandya punaḥ sūryaṃ brahmāṇaṃ ca vibhāvasum
Translation
पहले आत्मा, अन्तरात्मा और परमात्मा को प्रणाम करके, फिर सूर्य, ब्रह्मा और विभावसु (अग्नि) को पुनः वन्दन करे।
Word by Word
ātmānamthe self/one’s own self
ātmānam:
caand
ca:
antar-ātmānamthe indwelling self (inner witness)
antar-ātmānam:
paramātmānam evathe Supreme Self alone (Pati as the highest principle)
paramātmānam eva:
abhivandyahaving saluted/bowed to
abhivandya:
punaḥagain/thereafter
punaḥ:
sūryamthe Sun-god (Sūrya)
sūryam:
brahmāṇamBrahmā (the creator, Vedic lord of rites)
brahmāṇam:
caand
ca:
vibhāvasumVibhāvasu, Agni (sacrificial fire, illuminer)
vibhāvasum:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating ritual sequence within the Purva-Bhaga narrative)